Turner County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,006.[1] The county seat is Ashburn.[2] The county was created on August 18, 1905, and named for Henry Gray Turner, U.S. representative and Georgia state Supreme Court justice.[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 290 square miles (750 km2), of which 285 square miles (740 km2) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km2) (1.6%) is water.[4]

The eastern two-thirds of Turner County, from just west of Interstate 75 heading east, are located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin. The southern and western portion of the county are located in the Little River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin. The entire western edge of Turner County is located in the Middle Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).[5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
191010,075—
192012,46623.7%
193011,196−10.2%
194010,846−3.1%
195010,479−3.4%
19608,439−19.5%
19708,7904.2%
19809,5108.2%
19908,703−8.5%
20009,5049.2%
20108,930−6.0%
20209,0060.9%
2023 (est.)8,909[6]−1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1880[8] 1890-1910[9]
1920-1930[10] 1930-1940[11]
1940-1950[12] 1960-1980[13]
1980-2000[14] 2010[1]
Turner County racial composition as of 2020[15]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 4,700 52.19%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3,644 40.46%
Native American 7 0.08%
Asian 49 0.54%
Other/Mixed 234 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino 372 4.13%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,006 people, 3,169 households, and 2,297 families residing in the county.

Notable people

Politics

United States presidential election results for Turner County, Georgia[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 2,349 61.96% 1,409 37.17% 33 0.87%
2016 2,095 61.53% 1,246 36.59% 64 1.88%
2012 2,028 56.85% 1,510 42.33% 29 0.81%
2008 2,096 58.94% 1,427 40.13% 33 0.93%
2004 1,815 61.21% 1,135 38.28% 15 0.51%
2000 1,258 51.22% 1,169 47.60% 29 1.18%
1996 924 37.64% 1,272 51.81% 259 10.55%
1992 936 30.95% 1,669 55.19% 419 13.86%
1988 1,312 50.52% 1,122 43.20% 163 6.28%
1984 1,329 51.14% 1,270 48.86% 0 0.00%
1980 898 30.74% 1,990 68.13% 33 1.13%
1976 416 15.52% 2,265 84.48% 0 0.00%
1972 2,120 82.91% 437 17.09% 0 0.00%
1968 419 15.66% 412 15.40% 1,845 68.95%
1964 1,672 69.93% 719 30.07% 0 0.00%
1960 328 17.51% 1,545 82.49% 0 0.00%
1956 354 20.21% 1,398 79.79% 0 0.00%
1952 402 22.85% 1,357 77.15% 0 0.00%
1948 147 12.86% 774 67.72% 222 19.42%
1944 334 29.51% 797 70.41% 1 0.09%
1940 351 30.60% 791 68.96% 5 0.44%
1936 188 17.94% 860 82.06% 0 0.00%
1932 59 6.04% 909 93.04% 9 0.92%
1928 526 61.59% 328 38.41% 0 0.00%
1924 166 30.97% 338 63.06% 32 5.97%
1920 182 31.65% 393 68.35% 0 0.00%
1916 172 23.99% 400 55.79% 145 20.22%
1912 54 11.54% 382 81.62% 32 6.84%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 233. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  9. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  10. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  11. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  12. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  13. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  14. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  15. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  16. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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